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salty [adjective]

tasting of salt

US /ˈsɑːl.t̬i/ 
UK /ˈsɒl.ti/ 
Example: 

This bacon is too salty for me.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

salty

salty /ˈsɔːlti $ ˈsɒːlti/ BrE AmE adjective
1. tasting of or containing salt:
a slightly salty taste
salty foods
2. American English old-fashioned language, a story, or a joke that is salty is amusing and often about sex
• • •
THESAURUS
■ describing the taste of something
delicious having a very good taste: This cake is delicious! | a delicious meal
disgusting/revolting having a very bad taste: The medicine tasted disgusting. | They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.
sweet tasting full of sugar: The oranges were very sweet.
tasty especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour: She cooked us a simple but tasty meal. | That was really tasty!
sour/tart having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant: The apples were a little sour. | The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.
tangy having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good: The dressing was nice and tangy.
bitter having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar: bitter chocolate | The medicine had rather a bitter taste. | Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.
salty containing a lot of salt: Danish salami has a salty flavour.
hot/spicy having a burning taste because it contains strong spices: I love hot curries. | a spicy tomato sauce
piquant /ˈpiːkənt/ formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather ↑pretentious in everyday conversation: cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce
mild not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy: a mild curry
bland not having an interesting taste: I found the sauce rather bland.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

salty

salty [salty saltier saltiest]   [ˈsɔːlti]    [ˈsɒlti]    [ˈsɔːlti]  adjective (salt·ier, salti·est)
1. containing or tasting of salt
salty food
• salty sea air

compare  sweet

2. (old-fashioned) (of language or humour) amusing and sometimes slightly rude
She has a salty sense of humour.
Derived Word: saltiness  
Example Bank:

• It tasted slightly salty.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

salty / ˈsɒl.ti /   / ˈsɑːl.t̬i / adjective

B2 tasting of salt:

This bacon is too salty for me.

 

saltiness / -nəs / noun [ U ]

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

salty

[sɔ͟ːlti]
 saltier, saltiest
 ADJ-GRADED

 Something that is salty contains salt or tastes of salt.
  ...salty foods such as ham and bacon.
  ...a cool salty sea breeze.
  Derived words:
  saltiness N-UNCOUNT The saltiness of the cheese is balanced by the sweetness of the red peppers.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

salty

salty /ˈsɑːlti/ adj salt·i·er; -est [also more ~; most ~]
1 : containing salt or too much salt
salty foods
• a salty lake
• I think the soup tastes salty.
2 US old-fashioned : somewhat rude or shocking
salty language/talk
- salt·i·ness /ˈsɑːltinəs/ noun [noncount]
• the saltiness of tears